Segmented Synapses (IMAGE)

Brown University

Segmented Synapses

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Segmented synapses Synaptic structures in mice engineered to lack the protein biglycan (bottom row) appear discontinuous compared to the synaptic structures in normal mice (top).

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Credit: Fallon Lab/Brown University

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